Acids and Bases: Acids

What are Acids?

Acids are substances that release hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. They can be classified as weak or strong as seen in this table:

And their properties are as the following:

1. Acids have a sour taste (Not that you should ever taste them)

2. Acids turn blue litmus paper red

3. Acids react with reactive metals to form hydrogen and salt

4. Acids react with metal oxides and hydroxides to form salt and water only.

5. Strong acids dissolve in water to form solutions that can conduct electricity


Extra bits:
The reason why strong acids are stronger electrolytes is because they form ionic compounds. When an ionic compound has charged particles, it can conduct electricity.